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selfish adj.自私的；利己的 (1) 一个自私的人总是想着自己。(2) 我对他那种自私的行为愈加恼火起来。(3) 我认为他的行为卑鄙、 自私。(4) 除了你之外，谁也不会这样自私。(5) 我生平是个利己的人，虽然只在实践而非原则上如此。 Selfish combines the pronoun self-, meaning to or for yourself, with the suffix-ish, for "having the character of." So if your actions are selfish, they all have to do with getting something for yourself, like attention, or candy, or power. Selfish is usually meant to be an insult; someone selfish goes beyond just taking care of themselves, and actively takes from others. The opposite of selfish is self-sacrificing, which means, "giving everything to others and sacrificing your own needs."

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英 ['selfɪʃ] 美 ['selfɪʃ] (1) A selfish person always thinks about himself.(2) I am becoming more and more irritated by his selfish behaviour.(3) I call his behaviour mean and selfish.(4) Nobody but you could be so selfish.(5) I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle. Someone who is selfish cares only about themselves and doesn't consider others. If a ship is sinking and you refuse to let anyone else into your 4-person lifeboat, you're extremely selfish. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]自私的；自利的 If you say that someone is selfish, you mean that he or she cares only about himself or herself, and not about other people.   [disapproval]I think I've been very selfish. I've been mainly concerned with myself.我觉得我一直非常自私。总是只关心自己。...the selfish interests of a few people.少数人的私利selfishlyCabinet Ministers are selfishly pursuing their own vested interests.内阁大臣们正在自私地追逐他们自己的既得利益。selfishnessThe arrogance and selfishness of different interest groups never ceases to amaze me.不同利益集团的傲慢和自私总是会让我大吃一惊。

英语单词	selfish
英美音标	英 ['selfɪʃ] 美 ['selfɪʃ]
中文释义	adj.自私的；利己的
英语例句	(1) A selfish person always thinks about himself. (2) I am becoming more and more irritated by his selfish behaviour. (3) I call his behaviour mean and selfish. (4) Nobody but you could be so selfish. (5) I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.
中文例句	(1) 一个自私的人总是想着自己。 (2) 我对他那种自私的行为愈加恼火起来。 (3) 我认为他的行为卑鄙、自私。 (4) 除了你之外，谁也不会这样自私。 (5) 我生平是个利己的人，虽然只在实践而非原则上如此。
vocabulary简明	Someone who is selfish cares only about themselves and doesn't consider others. If a ship is sinking and you refuse to let anyone else into your 4-person lifeboat, you're extremely selfish.
vocabulary扩展	Selfish combines the pronoun self-, meaning to or for yourself, with the suffix-ish, for "having the character of." So if your actions are selfish, they all have to do with getting something for yourself, like attention, or candy, or power. Selfish is usually meant to be an insult; someone selfish goes beyond just taking care of themselves, and actively takes from others. The opposite of selfish is self-sacrificing, which means, "giving everything to others and sacrificing your own needs."
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]自私的；自利的 If you say that someone is selfish, you mean that he or she cares only about himself or herself, and not about other people. [disapproval] I think I've been very selfish. I've been mainly concerned with myself. 我觉得我一直非常自私。总是只关心自己。 ...the selfish interests of a few people. 少数人的私利 selfishly Cabinet Ministers are selfishly pursuing their own vested interests. 内阁大臣们正在自私地追逐他们自己的既得利益。 selfishness The arrogance and selfishness of different interest groups never ceases to amaze me. 不同利益集团的傲慢和自私总是会让我大吃一惊。

Selfish I Cares People 英 Selfɪʃ] 美 Selfɪʃ Adj.自私的；利己的